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US History Semester
Review for Semester Exam
| Word | Decription |
|---|---|
| Mercantilism | The shipping of Raw Products (Colonies) to somewhere else to get manufactured (England) and the shipping the back to the place that the goods were originally made from for profit |
| Declaration of Independece | - Made on July 4th, 1776 - Made in Philadelphia - Created my Thomas Jefferson |
| Grievance | a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, esp. unfair treatment. |
| Federalist | Rich and Educated people who supported Manufacturing and Shipping, loose constitution, and wanted common people to rule. |
| Impressment | War of 1812… The British Took the Sailors and forced them into labor |
| Precedent’s | a previous case or legal decision that may be or ( binding precedent ) must be followed in subsequent similar cases. |
| Marbury v. Madison… | James Madison was the new secretary of state, and President Jefferson told him not to deliver the appointments. William Marbury, an appointee, filed suit against James Madison because he did not get his appointment. |
| Judicial review | The case established the Supreme Court’s right to review acts of the President and Congress and declare them unconstitutional. |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paine wrote the Common Sense hoping it would inspire Americans to fight for their Independence |
| Mayflower Compact | Written in 1620, men (pilgrims) signed a treaty saying that they will stick together no matter what happens |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | First written Constitution |
| U.S. Constitution | Our first Constitution written in 1787 |
| Articles of Confederation | No meaning.. got us through the American revolution and decided territories |
| Federalism | the principles of the Federalist Party. |
| Boycott | Not buying, selling, or trading a certain product |
| 3 Branches of Government | Legislative: Comes up with Laws Judicial: Enforces the law Executive: Carries out the law |
| Triangular Trade | The trading of Slaves and other goods. |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary |
| George Washington | First President and led the American Revolution |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense |
| John Marshall | Attended in the Courts |
| Baron de Montesquieu | Atlantic Thinker... WE stole his Ideas for the Constitution |
| Lexington | First Battle, Shot heard around the World |
| Saratoga | turning point for the americans |
| Yorktown | Americans won and British lost |
| 1607 Jamestown | Jamestown was built for the first British people in the Americas |
| Boston Massacre | Colonist messing around with British Soldiers which put up a riot and 5 colonist got killed |
| Boston Tea Party | Dumped 10000 lb. into the Boston harbor |
| Louisiana Purchase | U.S. bought the middle of the U.S. from France ($50,000,000) got the port New Orleans |
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